The pariahs of yesterday : Breton migrants in Paris

The pariahs of yesterday Breton migrants in Paris

This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moch, Leslie Page (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press 2012.
Durham : 2012.
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Materias:
Bretons > France > Paris > History.
Migration, Internal > France > History.
Rural-urban migration > France > History.
Immigrants > France > Paris > History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426077806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing the pariahs of yesterday
  • Contexts
  • A Breton crowd in Paris : the beginnings
  • The turn of the century : a belle époque?
  • Between the wars
  • A long resolution in postwar Paris
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: marriage records.

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